Tire or wheel carrier



V C. W. MCKINLEY TIRE on WHEEL CARRIER Filed Nov. 14, 1918. 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 V/ 1. w l a m Oct. 16 ,1923. ,470,996

C. W. MCKINLEY TIRE 0R WHEEL CARRIER Filed Nov. 14, 1918 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 u uc 1.1 (o1 Char/es nl MVr/)wey C] Uhr ne,

Patented Get. 16, i923.

f Umea/f errantes'fw.A MLUKINLEY, orf'roLEDdoriIo, Assienon ,'r'o THE WILLYs-ovnnnann i Linnea eoiiriiiirix,l orfronnno',yoirro, A conronarroii or outro'. y

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- Application led November ToaZZ whom z'z may concern.' il 'f Be it known that I, CHARLES W. MORIN- Lnx, residing at Toledo, Lucas County, and* State of Ohiogha've invented'certainviiew and useful Improvements in yTire or jWheel Carriers,of which I declare the follQWIg`V y j along linejVI-VI of F ig. I, showingfthe` to be a full, clear, and exactfdescription.

This invention relates to improvements in.

tire or wh-eel vcarriers such asfare attached to the frame of an automobile7 'fori the purpose' of carrying-extra wheels or tires foruse fin the event ofl one of thevtires of the automobile becoming punctured "j or one of the wheels broken while on the road. l

The principal object of my invention isto Drovidefan improved tire or `wheel carrier in Y which the extra tiresfor wheels maybe se'-l curelylocked to. prevent their removal by Y any unauthorized person, andyctsocon-l structed as to enable them 'to be easily removed bythe owner. K- f I n *n Another object ofY my invention is .toprovide an improvedtire kor wheelcarrier 'so constructed as to be readily'` applied to the ordinary automobile frame, and in which the extra tires or wheels will be securely held andf` protected from injury."A ,y

Another object of my' invention which is of simple constructionpand eiiicient Further objects, 5 and objects; relating to economy of manufactur-e and detailsof construction and ope-ration will definitely appear from the detailed descriptionto follow.

, I yaccomplish the object of my" invention by the? devices and means described vinthe following specifica-tiem and shown in theaecompanying drawings: My invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the tap,- pended claims. 'f'

j A structureV constitutinga preferred einey bodiment of inyfinv'ention is 'illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, forming a part ofthis'specification, on which:` f f Fig.` I; is a rear elevation of anLv automobile with my improved carrier attached thereto.A

Y n I is to` provide an improvedf'ftire `or wheel carrier,- 3o;

' Y operation.V

i4, ieisf serial 110.262,509.

Fig. vIV is a fragmentarysectional view Y takenl along the lines IV`-`V igzl.

.Fig. V is a longitudinal sectional view of i the lower `*holding strap shown.v in Figs.y l andIII V Y i `flfig. YI is a detailsectional view taken connection kbetween the rearwardly sup-port- Ving arm andthe upwardly extending bracfk y ing member. a l l In thev drawings similar reference characs ter refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views, and the @sectional views A`Referring to the'numbered parts of the drawings, the numeral-1 designates the usual longitudinally extending frame members of 1 are taken looking in the direction of the small arrows at the end of thesectioii lines. ,y i

the automobile which are connected b-y the transverse frame member 7 near their rearv ends.4 The rearwardly extending Vsupporting members 2 are connectedy to the longiwardly yextending bracing member 3 is connected to each ofithe yrearwardly extending supporting members Zat a .pointk near ther pointj-of attachment ofthe rearwardly ex-y tendingsuppo'rting member withfthe corresponding framegrmember' ofthe automobile. The manner of `coni'iecting the upwardly ex- Ytudinally extending frame memberof the `A vautomobile in any well known 'manner as being bolted or' riveted theretoyand an up tending bracingy memberand the rearwaiL-'dly extending sup orting member is shown. in'

detail in Fig. a I.-

, The y'lo-.wer portion 'of is inserted' in abearing AC1/formed integral VVeach upwardly ex-y tending member is of reduced diameter and member 2 vandthrough the bracket 5 attached toV the' fuel f tank" 54 and is i held secure-f` ly in position upon these members by means' of the nut 6.l Each bracing member i3 has a shoulder 31 formed thereon which rests upon the upper surface of the bearingft.

Attached to the rearward ends .of the rear-V wardly extending supporting j members Tini any well known maiineras by being bolted j or'riveted thereto is a basket 8 having two kor extra' tires or wheels. f f

The verticallyextending bracing members 3 are connected near their upper'ends by a plate't), to which plate is attached by any right positi on,

suitablemeans one or more,flexiblev strapv members 10. These ,flexible strap,membersA are each provided with a pad 11 attachedL theretoV inA any Vsuitable manner, andvdesigned tained tires or Wheels, for the purpose of retaining the tires in position :indio prevent undue wear thereon.

The forward side of the basket designated by the numeral 12 is extended up- Ywardly and'bent forwardly as at 13, to facilitate the ready insertion ofthe tires therein,

andto 'assist'in supporting the tires in up'- The Vrearwardly xtending portion of the basket 8 designated by nu- "meral 141 is of lessheight kthan the side-12,

beingjcutaway alongY the sloping line v15.

The rearward wall 14 of the ,basket 8 beingk thus cut away .makes `it @possible to more readily insert the tires inthe basket-,.and fa- Vcilitates the locking of the tires therein in a manner whieh willv be hereinafter; ,de-

' scribed( a one end thereofis attached to the .rear 'porof. this flexible strap memberwill be set fort-h A metal plate provided with a loop at tion'of the basket S -by .rivet 17 .or..other suitable fastening means which metal plate carriesra flexible strap member designated by i the lnumeral 18. The particular construction more in detail :hereinafter.'` The flexible strap member 18 co-operat'es with the two flexible` strap members l as will 'be seen particularly inflfigs. I and IIIt-o hold the spareitires or wheelsjrmly rin positionin the basket. A

ring`19 is provided, carrying a plurality of loops '2O thereon, the loopsv 201being provided with buckles 21A adapted for connection to the. rflexible strap members and 11 tofirmlyk strap the spare tiresfor wheels in .position and 4to* hold them from unnecessary-move-L inentcand consequent injury.v Tothis end also the ring 19 is designed tol lit against the hub of one of the spare Wheels, when wheels are to be'carried, and thus serve in a measure toprot'ect the hub` portion of the wheel from injury. y Y f Attached to the inner front wall 12of the basketI 8 is a holding plate 22 which lis securely held to Athe lfront wall 12 zby rivets 23 or other suitable attaching means. The

holding-plate 2-2 carriesa chain 24, which is preferably enclosed in 4a sheath: formed of leather or other suitable-material, to prefl vent the chain from., wearing `against the spare wheels andmarring them. This 'chain 24 is ofk su'hicient lengthA to extend across the widthfkofY the basket: 8, and the Ysheath2t which encloses the chain exten/ds across the basket, and terminates at such a pointas to leave the last link ofthe chain exposed so that the'last Plink may befinsertedin thelslot 26",` formed inc-theflexible strap member'lS.

The flexible strap member18, the section of which is shown in detail in Figure V of l metal designated by the numeral 25, These 'to `bearagai1ist Athe `upperportionof the rel loops` are' securely attached together by means of rivets, or4 equivalent fastening means 27,.y It will be noted that the slot 26 formed in the strap 18 extends through the exterior., loop of leather or other suitable `material and through the inner loop formed of flexible metal such as spring steel. V It will beseen thaty by reason ofthis construction, when the chain '24r is extended across the` basket 8 above the rim of the spare l Wheels, and the exterior;link of the chain ispassed through the slot in t-he-strap 18 and held therein by the lock 28, the wheels are securely yheld againstremoval by an authorized person inv that. no partfofv thepholding lmeans .can be ysevered without considerablev diliiculty. Y v

Y l am aware ythat the particular en ibodifl ment of my invention which I have herey shown and described, is susceptible of con siderable variations, Without departing from the spirit thereof, but I have found that this Vparticular embodimentk is desirable Aand strap having a loo-p,;a metalreinforcing! n member positioned within the loopqformed in the strap vand*secured-thereto,Vtheloop and reinforcing 4.member lbeingprovided `with aligned slots, rand a cable secured at one end to the basket'the otherend of thefcable be-4 ing adapted to be inserted through said slots. -f 2. In va devicerof` the class described comprising in combination, a basket for` supporting spare tires orrfwheels, a plurality of` flexible'members for holding the sparetires f or wheels in the basket, one of said members being Areinforced by ,a metal loop,` a cable fastened at one end to the basket, the other end `of the cable cooperating-with the rein"- forced portion of this lexiblemember, and means for locking the cable onfthe reinforced member. 'i f.

3. In a device of the class described comprisinga basket for supporting spare/tires.

or wheels;V a plurality; of flexible members for holding the spare tires or Wheelsin the basket;.` a common holding means for one end of each ofthe flexible members; said flexible members each being attached atone end tothe said common holding means, and

' supportingsparetires or Wheels, supporting a flexible member -secured at one end tothe` y basket vand having its oposite endv connected members for supporting said basket fromf the said, frame, bracing members attached to said supporting `members,V and flexible members attached to Vsaid bracing members,

to the' ends of the first mentioned flexible members, the flexible member secured tothe basketbeing provided With a metal Teinforcing strip, anda metal Vcable having' one end fixedl 1 secured to the basketand its op posite en detachablyfsecured to the reinforcing strip ;earried bythe flexible member.

. 5. In a device of the class described com prising anvaiitomoble frame,` abasketr for supporting spare tires or Wheels; supporti l ling members for supporting saidl basket from' the said frame, bracing members attached to said supporting member-s, and'y flexible members for holding said tires or Wheels 'in a substantially upright position in saidbasket andinproXimity to the said bracing members, one of said flexible members being provided 'With a exible metal reinfor-ce', a metal cable having one end-secured tothe basket, andrmeans for detachably securing thezopposite end of thel metal. cable tothe metal reinforce n 6.`Ina device of the class described, a

basket for supporting sparetiresor jvheels, Ya plurality ofradially eXtendingstraps for securing the tires or Wheels againstremoval, one of said straps being attachedto the `basket and provided with a flexible'metal reinforcingk member positioned Within afloop formed in the end of the strap, a metalcable i Vhaving one end fixedly secured tothe basket,

and means for detachably securing the op! posite end ofthe cable tothe metaly rein-A forcing member. f

In ytestimony whereof, I aflix mv signature.

CHARLES W. MCKINLEY.- 

